Chief Trading & Risk Officer — Energy Trading Leader

ECN; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 3,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Apollo Africa, part of Reunert, seeks a Chief Trading & Risk Officer to lead and grow the trading and risk function as part of the executive team. The role will build and operationalise the trading platform, secure licences, and implement robust risk controls as the business moves from pre-operational to live trading.

Responsibilities include market access, regulatory engagement, and leading a small team while reporting to the Apollo CEO and Reunert Group risk and audit.

Qualifications

• Six-plus years of post-graduate experience across electricity operations, wheeling, metering and trading.

Responsibilities

• Design, procure and implement ETRM and supporting systems from origination to settlement.

Skills

Engineering

Finance

Economics

Business

Built Environment

Quantitative discipline

Energy markets

Risk management

Project finance

Contracts

Trading

Leadership

Education

Undergraduate degree in Engineering, Finance, Economics, Business, Built Environment

Postgraduate qualification in project finance, energy markets, risk management, contracts

Job description

Apollo Africa, part of Reunert, seeks a Chief Trading & Risk Officer to lead and grow the trading and risk function as part of the executive team. The role will build and operationalise the trading platform, secure licences, and implement robust risk controls as the business moves from pre-operational to live trading.

Responsibilities include market access, regulatory engagement, and leading a small team while reporting to the Apollo CEO and Reunert Group risk and audit.